Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Department of Geography
...Making a world of difference

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Recent Graduates

Jon C. Acker, Ph.D.

• Graduated: Fall 1990
• Major: Applied Geography
• Graduate School: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
• Major: Geography
• Employed: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; Coordinator of Student Assessment for the office of Institutional Research.
• E-mail: jon@oir.ua.edu

Beth Burkovich

• Graduated:  Fall 2003
• Major:  Environmental Geography
• Internship:  Berks County Conservancy; conservation easements, GIS work, creation of a watershed management plan.
• Employed:  Berks County Agricultural Land Preservation Board, Leesport, PA; GIS Analyst. 
• E-mail:  bburkovich@countyofberks.com
• Phone:  610-378-1844
• Website:  www.co.berks.pa.us/alp
  

David Campbell

• Graduated: Fall 1998
• Major: Applied Geography
• Minor: Public Administration
• Internship: Lehigh Valley Planning Commission; mapping and GIS work.
• Employed: Wilbur Smith Associates, Orlando, FL; Aviation Designer III.
• E-mail: dcampbell@wilbursmith.com
• Phone:  (407) 896-5851
• Website:  http://www.wilbursmith.com

Dan Caprio

• Graduated: Fall 2000
• Major: Environmental Geography
• Internship: Montgomery County Planning Commission; GIS database creation, and manual cartography.
• Employed: Environmental Consulting, Inc., Norristown, PA; Environmental Scientist; groundwater monitoring.
• E-mail: dancaprio@altavista.com

Joe Cichon

• Graduated: Spring 2000
• Major: Applied Geography
• Internship: Allegheny National Forest; GPS fieldwork, surveying, GIS work in ArcInfo.
• Employed: Carson Services Inc., Aeorgravity Division; GIS analysis of gravitational data for mineral exploration.
• Current Employment: Environmental Consulting, Inc., 500 East Washington Street Suite 375, Norristown, PA 19401
  • E-mail: joe_cichon@hotmail.com
  • Phone:  (610) 279-7070

Mark Clowney

• Graduated: Spring 1999
• Major: Applied Geography
• Minor: Public Administration
• Internship: Adams County Agricultural Land Preservation Program; fieldwork, GIS work.
• Employed: Adams County Agricultural Land Preservation Program, Adams County, PA; maintenance of Agricultural Security Areas through fieldwork and GIS analysis.
• Contact: Adams County Agricultural Land Preservation Program, Adams County Courthouse, 111-117 Baltimore Street Room 205, Gettysburg, PA 17325
• Phone: (717) 337-9827

Shelley (Degler) Reinbold

• Graduated: Spring 1998
• Major: Applied Geography
• Internship: BonData, Hummelstown, PA; computer cartography work.
• Employed: Buckeye Pipe Line Company, 5002 Buckeye Rd. P.O. Box 368, Emmaus, PA 18049; Pipeline GIS Administrator.
• E-mail: sreinbold@buckeye.com
• Phone:  (484) 232-4294

Erick Estrada

• Graduated: Spring 1993
• Major: Applied Geography
• Minors: International Studies, Spanish
• Internship: Delaware Regional Planning Commission
• Employed: Internal Revenue Service; The Vanguard Group.
• Current Employment: Bentley Systems, Exton, PA; Regional Sales Specialist, International Operations.
• E-mail: erick_estrada@yahoo.com
• Website:  http://www.bentley.com

Michael Furda

• Graduated: Fall 1988
• Major: Applied Geography
• Earned MPA:  Villanova University, 1996-1998
• Past Employment:  Plumstead Twp., Bucks County, PA; Director of Land Planning and Preservation
• Current Employment: U.S. HUD/Newark Field Office, Environmental Protection Specialist
• E-mail: michael_r._furda@hud.gov
• Website:  http://www.hud.gov/

Jamie Grumbine

• Graduated: Spring 2002
• Major: Applied Geography
• Internship: Lebanon County Conservation District, Lebanon, PA; fieldwork and GIS analysis for farmland preservation.
• Employed: Lebanon County Planning Department, Lebanon PA; GIS Specialist.
• E-mail: JGrumbine@lebanonauthority.org

Sally Hanzlik

• Graduated: Spring 1998
• Major: B.S. Education
• Minor: Secondary Education, Geography and Psychology
• Student Teaching: Emmaus High School, East Penn School District; South Mountain Middle School, Allentown School District.
• Employed: Emmaus High School, East Penn School District.
• Contact: Emmaus High School, 500 Macungie Ave, Emmaus, PA 18049
• E-mail:  hanzlsal@eastpenn.k12.pa.us

Kevin Lamond

• Graduated: Spring 2001
• Major: Applied Geography
• Internship: Boucher and James, Inc.; Construction site inspector.
• Employed: Toll Brothers, Inc., Huntingdon Valley, PA; Estimator for the Land Development Department.
• E-mail: Klamond@eseeng.com
• Website:  http://www.tollbrothers.com/

Bryan Leese

• Graduated: Spring 1993
• Major: Applied Geography
• Graduate School: Texas Christian University, majoring in Liberal Arts.
• Employed: US Navy; Intelligence Officer, Special Projects Patrol Squadron ONE, NAS Brunswich, ME; Multi-sensor Interpretation/Air Intelligence.
• E-mail: leeseb@vpu1.cpw5.navy.mil
• Phone:  (207) 921-1227

Bryan Lightner

• Graduated: Spring 2001
• Major: Applied Geography
• Internship: Planning Department, City of Reading, PA; cartography, field work, research.
• Employed: Upper Merion Township, King of Prussia, PA; Associate Planner, land use planning and GIS.
• Current Employment: Philadelphia City Planning Commission, Philadelphia, PA; GIS Specialist.
  • E-mail: bryan.lightner@phila.gov

Gavin McDade

• Graduated: Spring 1997
• Major: applied geography
• Internship: BonData, Hummelstown, PA; worked on the U.S. Census Block Boundary Suggestion Program (BBSP).
• Employed: Lancaster County GIS Department, 50 N. Duke St. P.O. Box 83480, Lancaster, PA 17608-3480; GIS analyst.
• E-mail: mcdadeg@co.lancaster.pa.us
• Phone:  (717) 391-7553
• Website:  http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us

Hugh McGowan

• Graduated: Spring 1999
• Major: Applied Geography
• Internship: Berks County Agricultural Land Preservation Board, Leesport, PA; data research and GIS analysis.
• Employed: Alfred Benesh and Company, Pottsville, PA; Technologist using GIS for land use planning, CAD, and field surveying.
• Current Employment: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Center for Program Development and Management, Harrisburg, PA
• E-mail: hmcgowa@dot.state.pa.us
• Website:  http://www.dot.state.pa.us/

Gayle (Scheuren) McNeill

• Graduated: 1992
• Major: Geography
• Employed: Charles E. Shoemaker, Inc., Abington, PA: Land surveying, land title searches, computer cartography.
• Co-owner: McNeill Land Surveying, Gilbertsville, PA  19525
• E-mail: mcneillsurvey@cs.com
• Phone:  (610) 323-8800

Renee M. Miller

• Graduated: Fall 1997
• Major: Applied Geography
• Internship: BonData, Hummelstown, PA.
• Employed: Florida Atlantic University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL: GIS Analyst/Instructor; Broward County Department of Planning & Environmental Protection, Transportation Planning Division (and staff to Broward County Metropolitan Planning Organization: Associate Planner), Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
  
• Current Employment: Miller Legg and Associates, Inc 1800 N. Douglas Road, Suite 200 Pembroke Pines, FL 33024.
• Contact: rmiller2@millerlegg.com   (954) 436-7000
• http://www.millerlegg.com

Mark Phillips

• Graduated: Spring 2000
• Majors: Music and Applied Geography
• Internship: Natural Resources Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bucks County Conservation District; soil classification, soil surveys for erosion control, stream study, and GIS.
• Employed:  Bradstreet Consultants, Manchester, ME; Photogrammetric Technician.
• NOAA Research Vessel Rude; Assistant Survey Technician using Side-scan and Multi-beam sonar for hydrographic studies.
• Current Employment: NOAA Research Vessel Rainier, Seattle, WA; Survey Technician.
• E-mail: mark.c.phillips@ranems.pmc.noaa.gov

Leo R. Scott Jr.

• Graduated: Spring 2004
• Major: Environmental Geography
• Internship: Lehigh County Authority, quality assessment and quality control of attribute data for sewer and potable water infrastructure, karst geology risk assessment analysis, and field data collection using Arc Pad Software
  
• Graduate School: West Chester University, Geography/Regional Planning.
• Employed: LTL Consultants, Ltd. GIS Analyst and zoning/code enforcement officer.
  
• E-mail: lscott@ltlconsultants.com
• Phone: (610) 987-9290
  

Neil Weissman

• Graduated: Fall 1987
• Major: Applied Geography
• Internship: Environmental Protection Agency, New York City.
• Employed: Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, Philadelphia, PA; Research Analyst/Transportation Planner.  Delaware River Port Authority, Camden, NJ; Planning Analyst/Authority Liaison to Planning Community.
• Current Employment: AAA Mid-Atlantic, 2040 Market St. Philadelphia, PA 19103; Director of Planning and Analysis
• E-mail: nweissman@aaamidatlantic.com
• Phone:  (215) 966-2505
• Website:  http://www.aaamidatlantic.com

Matthew West

• Graduated: Fall 1998
• Major: Applied Geography
• Internship: Clinton County GIS Department, Lock Haven, PA; 911 Emergency System design using GIS.
• Employed: Regional Census Center, Philadelphia, PA; Geographic Specialist working on the LUCA (Local Update of Census Addresses) Program.
• Current Employment:  Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, Philadelphia, PA; GIS Analyst.
• Contact: Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, The Bourse Building, 111 S. Independence Mall East, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2582
• E-mail:  mwest@dvrpc.org
• Phone:  (215) 238-2818
• Website:  http://www.dvrpc.org

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